Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK
Contact person: Rachel Zabari
Telephone: +44 502524317
E-mail: rachel.zabari@cefas.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cefas.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
CEFAS25-07 Travel Management Services
Reference number: CEFAS25-07
II.1.2) Main CPV code
63516000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a call-off through CCS RM6342 Travel, Transport, Accommodation and Venue solutions lot 2. Cefas requires a new travel management solution to enable the organisation to make booking travel simpler, safer, more effective and sustainable for all of our staff.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
9 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cefas requires a new travel management solution to enable the organisation to make booking travel simpler, safer, more effective and sustainable for all of our staff.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Presentation
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 10
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-032465
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/05/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Clarity Travel Limited
07413801
Broadhurst House 4th Floor 56 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6EU
UK
E-mail: bids@claritybt.com
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 9 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Body
N/A
N/A
N/A
UK
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/05/2026